Water vapour variability in the high-latitude upper troposphere - Part 2: Impact of volcanic eruptions

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 2207-2219

  Sioris, Christopher E ^a   Zou, Jason ^b   McElroy, C Thomas ^a   Boone, Chris D ^c   Sheese, Patrick E ^b   Bernath, Peter F ^c,d  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; REMOTE SENSING; TROPOSPHERE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WATER VAPOR;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND; LOS RIOS [CHILE]; PUYEHUE-CORDON CAULLE; SOUTHERN VOLCANIC ZONE;

EID: 84959421164     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-16-2207-2016     Document Type: Article

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